In the case of Paul Matthew Tanglao, the 21-year-old grocery clerk, freedom is higher than the P31.50 retail price of corned beef he took from the grocery because he was really hungry. READ: I was really hungry, says clerk arrested for stealing can of corned beefADVERTISEMENTTanglao posted a P2,000 bail and was released more than a week after he was arrested. Tanglao earlier admitted taking the corned beef worth P31.50 because he was really hungry that time. He said he only had P20 in his pocket last Dec. 10, a money not even enough to send him home from the supermarket in Sta. /jpvRELATED STORY:ADVERTISEMENTHungry supermarket clerk jailed for stealing can of corned beef

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 19, 2017 07:52 UTC